Display arrangement and the mounting thereof

• US 9,258,920 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2011
• Issued: 02/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Arheit, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Haughton, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): WRIGHT, INGRID D
• Application Number:
  US13/636,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20130070401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,818 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.02, 361/679.01, 361/679.27, 361/679.26, 361/679.21, 361/679.08, 361/679.09, 248917-924, 295/921
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133311 Environmental protection, e.g. against dust or humidity
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133314 Back frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133317 Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133322 Mechanical guidance or alignment of LCD panel support components
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133325 Assembling processes
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133331 Cover glasses
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/46 Fixing elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/00 Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/00 Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

The invention relates to a display arrangement and the mounting thereof.

Claims

1. A display arrangement comprising:

a display;

a front part;

an intermediate part between the front part and the display, wherein the intermediate part comprises an elastic material and at least one recess, and the intermediate part has a frame-like shape; and

a carrier part comprising at least one splaying element having a wedge shape and configured to engage the at least one recess in a splaying manner, wherein the at least one splaying element is configured to induce an elastic deformation of the intermediate part toward the display in a material deformation direction upon engagement of the at least one splaying element with the at least one recess, and the intermediate part is configured to apply a contact force against a peripheral surface of the display in the material deformation direction in response to the elastic deformation to connect the intermediate part to the display in a frictionally engaged manner.

2. The display arrangement as claimed in claim 1, comprising a front glass.

3. The display arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein the front glass is connected to the display.

4. The display arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the front glass is connected to the display in a substance-bonded manner.

5. The display arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front part has a cover.

6. The display arrangement as claimed in claim 5, wherein the front glass is arranged at the cover.

7. A method of mounting a display arrangement comprising:

positioning a frame-like intermediate part between a front part and a display, wherein the frame-like intermediate part comprises an elastic material and at least one recess;

aligning at least one wedge-shaped splaying element of a carrier part with the at least one recess; and

engaging the at least one wedge-shaped splaying element with the at least one recess in a splaying manner to induce an elastic deformation of the frame-like intermediate part toward the display in a material deformation direction, wherein the elastic deformation induces the frame-like intermediate part to apply a contact force against a peripheral surface of the display in the material deformation direction to connect the frame-like intermediate part to the display in a frictionally engaged manner.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, comprising coupling the front part to the carrier part.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, comprising coupling the front part to the carrier part via one or more fasteners.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, comprising placing the display into contact with the front part.